Commentary / Japan May 20, 2019
The Showa Era is growing distant
by Kuni Miyake
University students seem less concerned about war on the Korean Peninsula than their 1970s counterparts even though the chance of conflict is greater.
National Aug 24, 2018
Typhoon Cimaron heads for Hokkaido after slamming into western Japan
Cimaron brings downpours to a region reeling from last month's deadly flooding and landslides, and is already suspected to have led to the disappearance of three university students.
National Aug 18, 2014
Nonprofit group aims to help female students meet their potential
by Magdalena Osumi
Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Hanalabs is offering female college students in Japan a chance to advance their careers by devising solutions to social problems affecting communities in need of revitalization. One of the projects was launched in 2013 at the request of the Yokohama Municipal Government, ...
Business Dec 19, 2013
Companies' plans for hiring new graduates is seeing a minor improvement, according to a survey by a labor market research institute. Recruit Works Institute, an arm of Recruit Holdings Co., said Wednesday that 13.3 percent of the companies it surveyed are planning to increase recruitment ...
Editorials Apr 8, 2013
A new education ministry team will request that businesses delay job-recruitment activities for university students until April of their senior year.